Guayaquil weather in October

In October, Guayaquil sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 70 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Guayaquil's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guayaquil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:03 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
85%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Guayaquil is city of Ecuador.

Density
7,684/km²
people per km²
Founded
1534

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical October day in Guayaquil reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Guayaquil

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

October sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Guayaquil weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°24923.312.13.7
Feb29° / 24°37825.912.13.0
Mar29° / 24°39426.1123.2
Apr29° / 24°31824.6123.3
May29° / 23°22924.111.93.6
Jun28° / 22°14720.811.94.5
Jul27° / 21°11918.911.95.0
Aug27° / 21°8415.711.95.4
Sep27° / 21°9616.9125.1
Oct27° / 21°7013.9125.5
Nov28° / 21°539.512.15.7
Dec29° / 22°12014.312.14.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Guayaquil gets around 70 mm of rain over 13.9 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 44% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
251
351
451
550
650
750
849
949
1049
1148
1248
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1546
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1744
1844
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2042
2141
2241
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2834
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3031
3130

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the muggy band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
118811
218811
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Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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219calm
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279calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:086:09
212.06:086:09
312.06:076:09
412.06:076:08
512.06:066:08
612.06:066:08
712.06:066:08
812.06:056:07
912.06:056:07
1012.06:056:07
1112.06:046:07
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 4.5 kWh/m² in November across the year — October's 4.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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264.5Bright
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314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Guayaquil

In seasonPeak

None of Guayaquil's seasonal hazards are active in October. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Guayaquil's rainy season runs January–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Guayaquil?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Guayaquil for sightseeing.

What to pack for Guayaquil in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Guayaquil sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Guayaquil in October

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 55 km away) is warmest in March at about 27°C and coldest in September near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Guayaquil in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guayaquil peaks around March 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 11UV 15Jul 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Guayaquil in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Guayaquil is worst in March — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1621 µg/m³Aug 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug9Good
Sep10Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Guayaquil?

Guayaquil sits at 2.2°S, 79.9°W, 14 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Eloy Alfaro, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Guayaquil

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Guayaquil.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guayaquil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,581 m.

The land around Guayaquil is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and water (27%) within 3 km, water (28%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
463 m
80 km
3,581 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
October weather nearby: Eloy Alfaro 6.0 km · Yaguachi Nuevo 24 km · El Triunfo 31 km · Samborondón 32 km · Milagro 33 km · Daule 39 km · Naranjito 47 km · Pedro Carbo 57 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,125
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
70%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
45.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 466
Religion
Roman Catholic 68%Protestant 19%none 8%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Guayaquil (-2.1962°, -79.8862°, elevation 14 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).